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See folio 159v-160r

see folio 162v-163r

see f.160v-161r

Persian, Indian, and European forms converge in this stunning painting of Alexander the Great (Eskandar). Seated in a pose that resembles that of the Mughal ruler Humayun, Eskandar wears a helmet engraved with the image of a horse -- perhaps his…

Illustrated parchment folio from a 20-leaf manuscript, 245 x 185 mm.
An incomplete "picture book" from England produced in the late 1300s, depicting the events from the book of Genesis. Each side of the parchment is decorated with four miniatures…